Virtual Assistants (VA's) – My Personal Journey as a V.A.

Week 40 – It’s all a question of Balance

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Good morning and welcome!

I saw this on Facebook and thought I need to write a blog post about it. “It’s all a question of Balance”! How many of you have tried doing ball work at Pilates? The first time I tried sitting on a Pilates big ball I fell off after a couple of seconds. It took a few classes for me to sit on the ball but eventually I started balancing on the ball and was comfortable exercising on it.

Having our own businesses particularly as Virtual Assistants working predominantly from home is a balancing act. If you have a family it’s that much worse. I have found that it is so tempting to get up early to check emails or want to quickly do a bit of social media before going to bed; not a good idea. We need to get our priorities right.

How does one balance work and home life working from home? Well here are a few ideas based on personal experience:

Have regular working hours that you set and that fit your schedule and lifestyle

Devote certain times of the day to checking emails

Devote certain times of the week to doing social media and marketing

Automate as much as possible

If you work from a space in your lounge (like I do) then throw a tablecloth over your work station at the end of your day; this has the same result as closing the door (seriously)

Refrain from the urge to check your emails on your cell phone once you have “shut shop” for the day